It Begins
For six months I've been thinking about this day. I've been planning and training and generally obsessing over it. And now it's here....
Full Circle
13 days. In 13 days I'll be standing at the base of the Grand Teton, introducing myself to the other climbers in the group, and trying to...
Plan. Analyze. Adjust.
I did what I always seem to do - I freaked out, did so much research I got overwhelmed, freaked out some more, asked a bunch of people a...
The Triple Crown
Tuscarora quartzite spires jutting out of the mountain top, a trail of rocky cliffs overlooking Catawba valley, snakes, poison ivy, and...
Leave No Trace (aka Leave No TP)
Let's talk trash. No, seriously. I want to talk to you about trash. Specifically, I want to talk about toilet paper. It's amazing (and...
Anxiety and Hope
I've been on an emotional bungee jump lately. At first I'm enjoying the ride, thinking "This is so exciting! Weeeeee!" but then there's...
The Lure of Everest
Every April I start getting Everest fever. Not the fever to climb Everest but the insatiable fever to read about and know everything...
Setbacks
But, mousie, thou art not alane, In proving foresight may be in vain, The best laid schemes of mice and men, Go oft astray, And leave...
#Sufferfest2017
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Isn't that how many grand adventures get started? You're sitting in your comfortable, air...
Sewing Machine Leg
Have you ever heard of "sewing machine leg"? I hadn't either, not until I was 100' up a cliff in an area of New York called The...
